Laura Ascione, Author at eCampus News

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Laura Ascione is the Editorial Director at eSchool Media. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland's prestigious Philip Merrill College of Journalism.

OLC kicks off prize for digital learning

October 30, 2015 by Laura Ascione

The Online Learning Consortium (OLC), a professional organization devoted to advancing the quality of online learning worldwide, is launching the OLC Digital Learning Innovation Prize, an annual prize…

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Virtual community college automates proctoring

October 30, 2015 by Laura Ascione

Mississippi Virtual Community College (MSVCC) is automating proctoring through the use of an integrated service intended to help ease testing overload. The MSVCC is a consortium composed of…

IT Leadership

U. Minnesota promotes open textbooks

October 30, 2015 by By Maura Lerner, Star Tribune

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IT Leadership

Schools focus on data analytics, cybersecurity

October 29, 2015 by Laura Ascione

At EDUCAUSE 2015, Dell announced the Dell Statistica Free Academic Program, a free version of its Statistica advanced analytics software now available to all U.S. college students and…

IT Leadership

Stanford asks its students to tackle the biggest education challenges

October 29, 2015 by By Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

Buoyed by the idea that students can collaborate and apply knowledge to address learning problems in education, Stanford's Learning, Design and Technology (LDT) Program in the university's Graduate…

Campus Leadership

NYU highlights professional pathways

October 28, 2015 by Laura Ascione

The NYU School of Professional Studies (NYUSPS) is developing and introducing several new non-degree educational initiatives, which will serve professionals who are already established in their fields, as…

Campus Leadership

D2L launches CBE solution for nontraditional learners

October 28, 2015 by Laura Ascione

D2L, the ed-tech company behind Brightspace, has launched a new competency-based education (CBE) solution for schools that incorporates Brightspace Learning Environment, strategic consulting, domain expertise, and a CBE…

IT Leadership

100G research circuit connects education networks

October 26, 2015 by Laura Ascione

Indiana University and the Pacific Northwest Gigapop have launched a 100-gigabits-per-second research circuit connecting Pacific Rim research and education networks with their counterparts in the United States. Called…

IT Leadership

Mobile development expands across majors

October 23, 2015 by By Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

Increasingly, professionals across departments--from IT to sales and marketing--are playing a role in building mobile apps and are encouraged to have mobile development skills. Institituions of higher education…

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